Trunk-rack.



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TRUNK RACK.

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1,200,864. Patented Oct. 3,1916.

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JAMES J. KANE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

TRUNK-BACK.

Application filed April 22, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JAMES J. KANE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brook lyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Trunk-Rack, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to racks and particularly to an improved rack for trunks, and has for an object the provision of an improved construction and arrangement whereby a trunk may be properly supported in a given position and easily moved therefrom to a second position.

Another object in view is to provide a rack for supporting a trunk which is especially adapted to be placed under a berth on ships or in other restricted localities, the construction being such that the trunk is supported properly in position in the locality mentioned but may be readily moved therefrom without dislocating any of the parts of the rack so that the trunk may be easily again forced into its former position.

A still further object in view is to provide a trunk rack with a fixed member and a sliding member together with looking members for locking the sliding member either in an inner or an outer position.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a top plan view of a rack embodying the invention, certain parts being broken away for better illustrating the construction. Fig. 2 is a front view of the structure shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aside view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, part being broken away for better illustrating the traction means. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical section of the rack shown in Fig. 1, the same being shown in connection with a trunk and a berth of a ship. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary end view showing a trunk pulled from beneath the berth shown in Fig. 4, the parts of the rack associated therewith being shown in their new position. Fig. 6 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 5 on line 66, the same being on an enlarged scale. Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 4 on line 7-7, the same being on an enlarged scale. Fig. 8 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 4: approximately on line 88, the same being on an enlarged scale.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a frame for receiv Specification of Letters Patent.

an upstanding member 16.

Patented Oct. 3, 1916.

Serial No. 92,995.

ing one or more trunks, said frame being formed of any suitable material, as for instance, strips of metal 2 reinforced or braced by angle bars 3 and l and connected at their ends to angle bars 5 and 6, which angle bars carry a plurality of wheels 7. There is preferably one wheel at each corner of the device so that the entire frame 1 may be rolled back and forth. The wheels 7 are pivotally held in position by any suitable means, as for instance, journal pins 8 and bracket 9, which bracket is connected to the respective supporting angle bars. In order to reduce the noise of moving the rack a rubber tire may be supplied to the wheels 7 if desired.

'The rack is intended to support a trunk 10 of any suitable description so that the trunk may be moved easily from a stored position to a position ready for inspection. The rack and associated parts are intended especially to be used on ships and other places where it is desired to store trunks in as small a place as possible, as for instance, underneath a berth, as shown in Fig. 4-. The wheels 7 are intended to run on the floor or other support and be guided in their movement by the Z-shaped bars 11 and 12 which prevent lateral or side movement.

In line with the rear end of the bars 11 and 12 but preferably centrally of the rack 1, is arranged a catch 13, which catch is provided with a plate ,14 rigidly secured in place in any suitable manner, said plate carrying an upstanding member 15 and also Member 16 is bifurcated for guiding the lever 17, which lever is pivotally mounted at 18 on member 15. Lever 17 is provided with a notch which results in a shoulder 20, said lever being normally held elevated by spring 19. A rod 21 is pivotally mounted in the depend ing part of plate 22 at the rear and the depending part of plate 23 at the front, so that said rod may be freely rocked whenever desired. A lug 24: is rigidly secured to rod 21 at the rear and normally engages shoulder 20, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to lock the rack and trunk in their restricted position.

When it is desired to move the trunk from the position shown in Fig. 4 to that shown in Fig. 5 the lever 25 is depressed which will rock bar 21 and thereby move lug 24 out of engagement with the lever 17. The rack and trunk then may be moved forwardly. When the rack reaches its farther outer position the lug 24L snaps into the catch 25 on lever 26 pivotally mounted on member 27 so that the rack and associated parts cannot return until lever 25 has been moved for rocking bar 21. A spring 28 is rigidly secured at one end to bar 21 and the opposite end to depending member 23 so as to normally hold the bar 21 in a certain position, normally in the position shown in Fig. 6 so that the lug will always be in position to automatically engage either of the levers 17 or 26. A. spring 29 normally holds lever 26 in an elevated position, said lever being depressed against the action of the spring by the lug 2a striking the same when the parts are moved to their outer position. It will be noted that the rack 1 is provided with angle bars 30 and 31 at the ends, one of the flanges of the angle bars extending upwardly so as to provide a shoulder for preventing accidental removal of the trunk.

lVhat I claim is:

1. In a rack of the character described, a rack member, traction means for supporting said rack member, means for guiding the traction means, a catch arranged near the front and near the rear of said rack member. and means on the rack member for engaging either of said catches for locking the rack member in an outer and an inner position respectively.

2. In a device of the character described, a rack body, a supporting Wheel arranged at each corner of the rack body, a pair of guiding bars for guiding the rack body in its back and forth movement, a locking member arranged adjacent the rear of said bars, a second locking member arranged near the front of said bars, and coacting locking means on the rack body interlocking with said locking members so that the rack body may be locked in an outer or inner position.

8. In a device of the character described,

a supporting body for a trunk, traction means for said supporting body, a springpressed lever acting as a catch arranged adjacent the rear of said body when the body is in its stored or retracted position, a spring-pressed lever acting as a catch arranged adjacent the front of said body when in its retracted position, a pivotally mounted bar, a projection extending from said bar adapted to interlock with either of said levers for holding the body in an inner or an outer position, and means arranged adjacent the front of said body for controlling the movement of said bar and the projection extending therefrom.

4. In a device of the character described, a rack body, means for guiding the body, traction means for said body, a locking member for holding the body in its retracted position, said locking means including a spring-pressed pivotally mounted bar having a notch and a rock shaft having a lug normally fitting into said notch, means for moving said bar for disengaging the lug from said notch, and a spring-pressed notched member arranged adjacent the front of said body for engaging said lug when the rack body has been moved to an outer position.

5. In a device of the character desoril ed, a rack body, traction means for supporting said body whereby the body may be moved back and forth, a rock shaft arranged 011 said body, means for operating said rock shaft, a projection extending from said rock shaft, and locking means coacting with said projection for locking the body against movement, said locking means comprising a pivotally mounted lever having a notch adapted to accommodate said projection and a spring for holding said lever normally in an elevated position.

JAMES J KANE.

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